Defining the relationship between displaced populations and the nation-state is a fraught historical process. The Partition of India in 1947 provides a powerful example. However markedly little attention has been paid to the refugee communities produced (Ansari, 2005). Using the case of the displaced ‘Urdu-speaking minority’ in Bangladesh this article considers what contemporary discourses of i...

in this paper, the present state of knowledge about axial mixing in gasliquid reactors is reviewed. a brief outline of the methods for measuring residence time distribution(rtd)of various phases in a multiphase reactor is presented. this is followed by a short description of differential and stage-wise models for characterizing back mixing from rtd measurments. backmixing characteristics of som...

“An Intelligent Nation, a Global City, powered by Infocomm”, this is Singapore’s vision unveiled in June 2006. The 10-year multi-billion dollar IT plan known as the Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015) –– is Singapore’s latest information and communication technology (ICT) roadmap that focuses on three concepts “innovation, integration and internationalization” to create a digital ecosystem that co...

T HE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT is to develop a unique simulation environment that can be used to increase students' in terest and expertise in Computer Science curriculum. Handson experience with physical or simulated equipment is an essential ingredient for learning, but many approaches to training develop a separate piece of equipment or software for each topic area. We describe the development of...

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Web Services are self contained and self described modular applications that can be published, discovered and employed on the Web. Many standard protocols supporting web services have been adopted and more are being proposed. In this paper, we study the issues on providing intelligent web services. We propose the enhancement of web service functionalities by deploying software agents on both se...

Since the publication of “Nation at Risk” in 1983, educational policymakers have associated reform with the infusion of information and computer technologies (ICT) into schools. Therefore, billions of dollars have been spent on actualising this policy. Using the critical theory as a framework, this paper criticises whether it has been a wise decision given the reality of monetary and political ...

To develop a federal budget process that delivers better fiscal outcomes for the nation consistently over an extended period would require new information and analysis, applying these to decisions through properly designed procedures, and strengthening the institutions that support wise fiscal choices. Changes in each of these process components intended to contribute to good fiscal outcomes ar...